Soul food
There's a lot in this verse. I think Laozi is wrestling with the nature of the world—there are bad things, ugly things, hard things. Why? Because without them, there would be no good things, beautiful things, easy things.…
Taoing
I first encountered the Tao Te Ching when I was 22 years old. I don't remember how I came across it. Maybe I'd heard that it was a book of wisdom, and decided I could use some of that.…